“Matt says at the facility they were forced to wear the same clothes and shave their heads, and they aren’t allowed to speak unless spoken to. “They strip you of your identity,” he says. Matt spent three months at Casa by the Sea, but “most people are there for years,” he says.
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“They scared me straight,” […]
Teenagers are given insight into the workings of juvenile justice when volunteering for Teen Court. Teen court is a form of teen crisis intervention that serves to educate youth on both sides of the law. For those who volunteer to serve, it is an opportunity not only to gain a better understanding of the legal […]
One of the most effective form of teen crisis intervention is that undertaken by individual celebrity athletes. The ones that take the time to visit and speak with the troubled teens who look up to them. In many cases athletes can raise money for programs for troubled teens that otherwise would have to scramble and […]